Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power of the State Government to cause inspection.- (1) The State Government shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made, by such person or persons as it may direct, of the Institute including its buildings, libraries, laboratories, workshops and equipments and also of the examinations, teaching and any other work conducted or done by the Institute or to cause an inquiry to be made in the like manner in respect of any matter connected with the administration and finances of the Institute. (2) Where the State Government decides to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made under sub-section (1), it shall inform the Institute of the same through the Director and any person nominated by the Board shall be present at such inspection or inquiry as representative of the Institute and he shall have the right to be heard as such. (3) The person or persons directed to inspect or inquire under sub-section (1) shall have all the powers of a Civil Court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act No. 5 of 1908), for the purpose of taking evidence on oath and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling production of documents and material objects, and shall be deemed to be a civil court within the meaning of sections 345 and 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974) and the proceeding before him shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act No. 45 of 1860). (4) The State Government shall address the Director with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry, and the Director shall communicate to the Board the view of the State Government together with such advice as the State Government may offer upon the action to be taken thereon. (5) The Director shall submit a report to the State Government of the action taken or proposed to be taken within such time, as it may fix. (6) If an authority of the Institute do not take action to the satisfaction of the State Government within a reasonable time, may after considering any explanation which such authority may furnish, issue such directions as it may think fit, and such authority shall comply with such directions. (7) The State Government shall send to the Chairperson a copy of every report of an inspection or inquiry caused to be made under sub-section (1) and of every communication received from the Director under sub-section (5) and of every direction issued under sub- section (6) and also of every report for information received in respect of compliance or non- compliance with such direction.